Fragmented water management threatens Cambodia's Mekong delta food security: AMD Initiative pushes integrated approach

Cambodia’s Mekong Delta faces a food security crisis driven by climate change, population growth, and fragmented water and land management, affecting irrigation, fisheries, eco-tourism, and agriculture cooperatives. The CGIAR Initiative on Asian Mega-Deltas (AMD) promotes integrated governance to en...

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Main Authors: Sok, Sao, Bernardo, Eisen, Sithirith, Mak
Format: Blog Post
Language:Inglés
Published: CGIAR 2024
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/163576
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description Cambodia’s Mekong Delta faces a food security crisis driven by climate change, population growth, and fragmented water and land management, affecting irrigation, fisheries, eco-tourism, and agriculture cooperatives. The CGIAR Initiative on Asian Mega-Deltas (AMD) promotes integrated governance to enhance food systems through decentralized planning across sectors and hydrological units. AMD collaborates with ministries and local authorities, piloting integrated district-level food governance to ensure sustainable agriculture, fisheries, and resource management. A policy brief recommends diversifying diets, unifying water-land strategies, and fostering community inclusion. Recent ministerial collaboration aims to align sectoral efforts, strengthen food system governance, and enhance climate resilience.
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spelling CGSpace1635762025-12-05T01:51:14Z Fragmented water management threatens Cambodia's Mekong delta food security: AMD Initiative pushes integrated approach Sok, Sao Bernardo, Eisen Sithirith, Mak rice fish mekong delta food system governance Cambodia’s Mekong Delta faces a food security crisis driven by climate change, population growth, and fragmented water and land management, affecting irrigation, fisheries, eco-tourism, and agriculture cooperatives. The CGIAR Initiative on Asian Mega-Deltas (AMD) promotes integrated governance to enhance food systems through decentralized planning across sectors and hydrological units. AMD collaborates with ministries and local authorities, piloting integrated district-level food governance to ensure sustainable agriculture, fisheries, and resource management. A policy brief recommends diversifying diets, unifying water-land strategies, and fostering community inclusion. Recent ministerial collaboration aims to align sectoral efforts, strengthen food system governance, and enhance climate resilience. 2024-12-17T04:59:38Z 2024-12-17T04:59:38Z Blog Post https://hdl.handle.net/10568/163576 en Open Access CGIAR Sao Sok, Eisen Bernardo, Mak Sithirith. (23/5/2024). Fragmented water management threatens Cambodia's Mekong delta food security: AMD Initiative pushes integrated approach. URL: https://www.cgiar.org/news-events/news/fragmented-water-management-threatens-cambodias-mekong-delta-food-security-amd-initiative-pushes-integrated-approach/
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Fragmented water management threatens Cambodia's Mekong delta food security: AMD Initiative pushes integrated approach
title Fragmented water management threatens Cambodia's Mekong delta food security: AMD Initiative pushes integrated approach
title_full Fragmented water management threatens Cambodia's Mekong delta food security: AMD Initiative pushes integrated approach
title_fullStr Fragmented water management threatens Cambodia's Mekong delta food security: AMD Initiative pushes integrated approach
title_full_unstemmed Fragmented water management threatens Cambodia's Mekong delta food security: AMD Initiative pushes integrated approach
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